Did Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him really
recognize the Bible as an error-free book?

The sections of this article are:

1- Did Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him really recognize
the Bible as an error-free book?
2- What about the Jews whom the Prophet punished according to their Mosaic Law?

1- Did Prophet Muhammad
peace be upon him really recognize the Bible as an error-free book?

First of all, it is important to know that if the "Bibles" of today, with all
their versions and differences in the quantity of their "books" and
"gospels", were in fact the Original
Holy Word of GOD Almighty, then there would be no need for the Noble Quran. But
since they are corrupt, then we obviously can't consider them as GOD Almighty's Holy and
Divine Words.

The Noble Quran came to confirm
Truth that exists in the Bible. Allah Almighty never claimed that the bible is fully
and 100% Divine. Islam is a witness on the Bible. It filters out the truth
from falsehood and corruption in the Bible. The Noble Quran
only recognizes the Bible as a HISTORY BOOK with errors and man's alteration in it. Anything
that agrees 100% with Islam is valid, and anything else that has even the slightest
disagreement with Islam is discarded:

Narrated Ubaidullah: "Ibn 'Abbas said, "Why do
you ask the people of the scripture about anything while your Book (Quran) which has been
revealed to Allah's Apostle is newer and the latest? You read it pure, undistorted and
unchanged, and Allah has told you that the people of the scripture (Jews and
Christians) changed their scripture and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their
own hands and said, 'It is from Allah,' to sell it for a little gain. Does
not the knowledge which has come to you prevent you from asking them about anything? No,
by Allah, we have never seen any man from them asking you regarding what has been revealed
to you!" (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Holding
Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah, Volume 9, Book 92, Number 461)"

Narrated AbuNamlah al-Ansari: "When he was sitting with the
Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and a Jew was also with him, a funeral passed by him.
He (the Jew) asked (Him): Muhammad, does this funeral speak? The Prophet
(peace_be_upon_him) said: Allah has more knowledge. The Jew said: It speaks.

The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Whatever
the people of the Book [Jews and Christians] tell you, do not verify them, nor falsify them, but say: We believe in
Allah and His Apostle. If it is false, do not confirm it, and if it is right, do not
falsify it. (Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud,
Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm), Book 25, Number 3637)"

The following two Sayings of our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him were sent
to me by Yusif 65;
may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him:

Narrated Ubaidullah: "Ibn 'Abbas said, 'Why do you ask
the people of the scripture about anything while your Book (Quran) which has been revealed
to Allah's Apostle is newer and the latest? You read it pure, undistorted and unchanged, and
Allah has told you that the people of the scripture (Jews and Christians) changed their
scripture and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and said, 'It is
from Allah,' to sell it for a little gain. Does not the knowledge which has come
to you prevent you from asking them about anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any
man from them asking you regarding what has been revealed to you!' (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah,
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 461)"

Narrated Abu Huraira: "The people of the Book used to
read the Torah in Hebrew and then explain it in Arabic to the Muslims. Allah's Apostle
said (to the Muslims). 'Do not believe the people of the Book, nor disbelieve
them, but say, 'We believe in Allah and whatever is revealed to us, and whatever
is revealed to you.' ' (Translation of Sahih Bukhari,
Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah, Volume 9, Book 92, Number 460)"

As we clearly see in the above Sayings of our beloved Prophet peace be upon him, we see
that the source that the Jews and Christians use (i.e. the Bible or any other religious
source such as their Popes', Rabbis or other religious people's verdicts) must be ignored
because it is not reliable. As we've seen in the above introduction, the man-made
scribes (laws) had corrupted the Bible and turned it "into a lie" (Jeremiah
8:8).

Just who were the real authors of
the Bible?Today's Books and Gospels' authors of the
Bible are UNKNOWN. See the comments that prove that from the Theologians and
Historians of the NIV Bible from the NIV Bible
itself! Just why in the world should I believe
in today's Bible?

2- What about
the Jews whom the Prophet punished according to their Mosaic Law?

The following was sent to me by brother Johnny Bravo; may
Allah Almighty always be pleased with him.

The missionary argument is that Islamically the Bible is accurate because Prophet
Muhammed peace be upon him ruled according to one of its law. This is indeed very
funny. Christian Missionary, Sam Shamoun, after distorting dozens of verses from the
Holy Quran and amazing his with his funny interpretations, informs his readers:

"Our usage of the Quran does not imply our belief in its
authority nor its inspiration. We quote it solely for the sake of convincing the
Muslims of the Bible's authority and authenticity as a fact confirmed by their religious
text."

Precisely! Similarly, the ruling of stoning applied to the Jew and Jewess
according to the Jewish scriptures also does not imply that the entire text of the Jewish
Christian scriptures is authentic and pristine. Prophet Muhammed peace be upon him
was *also* using it as his evidence against the Jews. Yes there were many addition and
deletion in the Jewish scriptures, they were corrupted, but despite their corruption, they
still contained enough truth in them to lead any person to Islam. Thus, had the Jews
followed their own book, they would have had no other choice but to become Muslims because
their book still contained enough truth therein to lead a person to Islam. The
problem with the Jews was that they didn't even bother to follow that which they
themselves considered to be Divinely revealed by Allah.

The punishment for stoning for example is the authentic revelation from Allah which we
find intact in even the present day Jewish scriptures, but these Jews during the time of
Prophet Muhammed peace be upon him did not bother to follow this Law revealed by Allah.
Had they applied all the laws and commandments in their scriptures, never mind the
corruption, they would have had no choice but to become Muslims.

Well known commentator Ibn Kathir, explains:

"These Hadith's (Saying of Prophet Muhammad in Arabic) state
that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him issued a decision that conforms with the
ruling in the Tawrah, not to honour the Jews in what they believe in, for the Jews were
commanded to follow the Law of Muhammad peace be upon him only. Rather, the Prophet
peace be upon him did this because Allah commanded him to do so.

He asked them about the ruling of stoning in the Tawrah to make
them admit to what the Tawrah (Torah) contains and what they collaborated to hide, deny
and exclude from implementing for all that time. They had to admit to what they did,
although they did it while having knowledge of the correct ruling. What made them go
to the Prophet peace be upon him for judgement in this matter was their lusts and desires,
hoping that the Prophet peace be upon him would agree with their opinion, not that they
believed in the correctness of his judgement."

"The Torah, the Old Testament, and the Gospel, the New
testament, still contain some truth and guidance that can be evidence against Jews and
Christians. If they implemented their laws, Jews and Christians would believe in the
Prophet Muhammad's message, confirming what was sent before him, and thus would follow the
guidance and light. Muhammad was sent down with clear evidence to his truthfulness and he
followed the path of the Prophets before him, who were sent to the Jews and the
Christians."

[Sheikh Abdurrahman Abdul-Khaaliq. "The Bible's
Testimony that Jesus is the Slave-Servant, and Messenger of Allah." pg. 8. The Daar
of Islamic Heritage 1994]

So there we go. It is worth noting that the Quran does not mention any
"Bible" or "Mathew", "Mark", "Genesis",
"Numbers" etc. The Quran only mentions the Tauraat revealed to Musa
(Moses) peace be upon him and the Injeel (Gospel) revealed to Esa (Jesus) peace be upon
him. Not any Gospel "according to Mathew" etc. The Quran is MUHAYMIN
over the previous scriptures (5:48), meaning criteria, watcher-over, control, guardian,
dominant, trustworthy, witness, rectifying etc. So whatever agrees with the Quran we
accept that we reject whatever disagrees with the Quran. The present day Jewish
Christian scriptures may contain truth in them, we do not deny that, however their also
contain the words of man and errors, interpolations and deletions. A Muslim is
commanded to use the Quran as the judge (5:48) to separate the truth from falsehood.

Just who were the real authors of
the Bible?Today's Books and Gospels' authors of the
Bible are UNKNOWN. See the comments that prove that from the Theologians and
Historians of the NIV Bible from the NIV Bible
itself! Just why in the world should I believe
in today's Bible?